Foreign Affairs A Glimpse of the Post-American Middle East? Washington should give the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement a chance. Photo by TUR Presidency /Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Anadolu via Getty Images Heartwarming scenes out of Mecca Friday: After the conclusion of a defense pact between Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia, those countries’ respective leaders powwowed in a high-rise […]
A top Iranian national security official drew up a list of demands for U.S. officials to meet ahead of any peace deal on the Strait of Hormuz, throwing this week’s peace negotiations into flux. Iranian National Security Council Secretary Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr released the statement with six demands through Iran’s state media, saying “until America […]
Politics All the Vice President’s Critics The latest attacks on Vance are clearly and irreducibly about foreign policy. J.D. Vance has been taking fire of late. From the left, of course—but also from the right, whose remaining “zombie Reaganites” have launched an effort to call his conservative bona fides into question. Much of this criticism […]
Iran and Oman still appeared to be nearing a deal to mutually govern the Strait of Hormuz as the Iran War entered its 161st day on Friday. President Donald Trump said Thursday that a deal to re-open the Strait had not been finalized but that the waterway is “sort of open right now.” But Kpler’s […]
The governments of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan agreed to a mutual defense pact on Friday, with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif traveling to Mecca for the signing ceremony. Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said that the pact, known as the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, […]
Tucker Carlson unveiled a 10-point vision for the United States on Wednesday, deepening his split with President Donald Trump and fueling speculation that the podcaster and former Fox News host will create a new political party. In a nearly two-hour livestream, Carlson said that “both parties have colluded against the population to make their lives […]
Former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers on Friday released a campaign message appealing directly to Democratic voters after Michigan Democrats nominated Abdul el Sayed as their Senate candidate earlier this week. El Sayed, a former public health official, narrowly defeated establishment-backed Rep. Haley Stevens (D‑MI) in Tuesday’s Democratic primary. Backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I‑VT), el […]
Politics Is the Left Capturing ‘America First?’ Progressive candidates make the case that they prioritize U.S. interests more than MAGA Republicans. Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images On the eve of Abdul El-Sayed’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary victory over Rep. Haley Stevens (D‑MI), CNN aired a segment featuring Michigan voters. “I’m not voting for anybody who […]
Comedy Central’s The Daily Show might have the month off, but its The Weekly Show podcast is still pushing the far-left’s agenda. On Wednesday’s show, host Jon Stewart battled Democratic Sen. John Fetterman on a variety of issues where the latter has claimed the party is going too far left. On the issue of Israel specifically, Fetterman […]
Abdul El-Sayed narrowly beat Rep. Haley Stevens Wednesday in a rancorous Democratic primary for the Michigan senate race, the latest in a string of primary victories the progressive wing of the Democratic Party has achieved against more moderate candidates. With over 95 percent of the votes counted, El-Sayed won 48.5 percent of primary voters, compared […]
